Where Should We Go Sunday Night Between BH &amp; Century City?

Friends live in BH & we're staying in CC - does not have to be in a straight line between the two, but general vicinity good. Before we booked our hotel, they wanted to go to Cobras & Matadors on Beverly, which I've heard all the reviews, but still am a little curious... a.o.c. is always my 1st choice, but would like to try something new. Now that we're in CC, they've offered to change places & suggested Blue at the Avalon or whatever else we want to do. Would like something casual, trendy, but not too trendy, medium-priced & fun/interesting as I'm hoping our husbands will have someting in common, but if not... any ideas?

I get the feeling they'll do ethnic - Spanish, Mexican, Nuevo Latino, etc, just so it's not too ethnic, if you comprende...